Do any other SkyWest pilots (besides me)...

[BigSix]

feel like they are being thrown under the bus by management with this whole IAH (Continental) situation?

 

[Baronman]

feel like they are being thrown under the bus by management with this whole IAH (Continental) situation?

Hate to break it to you, but management's job is to throw you under the bus, via pay, QOL, etc....all while making you think they give a ********************.

 

[ArcticFlier]

 

[RJLoser]

Im not a skyw dude but I know your not the only one who feels this way. This is a problem to be sorted out by CAL/UAL PILOTS AND THEIR MGT.

 

[SSDD]

Yep!!!

 

[RT8VA]

I'm a CAL pilot, this fight has to do with management not other pilots doing there job. Were all trying to make this a better career period.

 

[Homer Jay]

You guys are totally being thrown under the bus. We have scope violations rolling into the union as we speak showing your flights STILL with a CAL code. Your CEO is a snake just like ours is.

 

[Metro752]

How's that St. George KOOL-AIDE now?

 

[BigSix]

How's that St. George KOOL-AIDE now?

It tastes Aweful!!!

I hate what SkyWest is doing to the CAL pilots.

 

[RT8VA]

I would say the next time a union vote comes around this would be a good topic to remember. Last year your ceo wrote an article as the ceo of skywest and president of RAA stating the number one objective for both was to get further scope relief from United and Continental. Never to run a better airline only to further outsource your future careers. He is a scumbag just like all the other ones he will never look out for you.

These are the times it would be nice for a sky west pilot to be able to pick up a phone and talk to a union leader with a team of lawyers.

 

[RJLoser]

I'm a CAL pilot, this fight has to do with management not other pilots doing there job. Were all trying to make this a better career period.

+1 Classy post. Hate to see skyw/CAL pilots put in this position.

 

[amcnd]

Im sure Jerry and Chip fell the same. United tells SkyWest were we are going to fly.. We did'nt beg them for the IAH flying... They were just following UA orders... if not we go the way of AWAC and ACA...

 

[Homer Jay]

Im sure Jerry and Chip fell the same. United tells SkyWest were we are going to fly.. We did'nt beg them for the IAH flying... They were just following UA orders... if not we go the way of AWAC and ACA...

You seriously don't believe that do you?

 

[BigSix]

Im sure Jerry and Chip fell the same. United tells SkyWest were we are going to fly.. We did'nt beg them for the IAH flying... They were just following UA orders... if not we go the way of AWAC and ACA...

I don't agree with the above statement. Chip seems to lack ethics and integrity. From what I have seen there is not much respect for him amongst our pilots either. I have tried to give him the benefit of the doubt but he is not someone I trust.

 

[Ridgeback]

yyyyy

 

[JoeMerchant]

Had a buddy Jumseat on Co yesterday...Captain pulls out a skywest seniority list to see if he's on it. He didn't even work for skywest and still checked his list...

Good luck to the skywest guys getting hired by an ALPA carrier the next few years...Those lists filter into the hiring review?

Yet another reason ALPA has become a joke...These Skywest pilots, some which are furloughed United pilots, didn't create this problem...ALPA created this problem 20 years ago when their ego was too good to fly little airplanes. Now you take it out on fellow pilots who are simply trying to make a living that was made more difficult by the very people who are now upset......Idiots...

 

[Ridgeback]

Yet another reason ALPA has become a joke...These Skywest pilots, some which are furloughed United pilots, didn't create this problem...ALPA created this problem 20 years ago when their ego was too good to fly little airplanes. Now you take it out on fellow pilots who are simply trying to make a living that was made more difficult by the very people who are now upset......Idiots...

I'm just observing that he may be at Skywest for a long career

 

[RJLoser]

Had a buddy Jumseat on Co yesterday...Captain pulls out a skywest seniority list to see if he's on it. He didn't even work for skywest and still checked his list...

Good luck to the skywest guys getting hired by an ALPA carrier the next few years...Those lists filter into the hiring review?

Riiiiiiight.

 

[JoeMerchant]

I'm just observing that he may be at Skywest for a long career

Many of us at ASA/Skywest have made a career here because the mainline pilots sold this flying away because their egos were too good to fly these planes.....We don't really give a darn that they are now upset....Too bad, so sad...:bawling::bawling:

 

[BigSix]

Joe,

Is there still talk on your end of "one" list or has that died? It might actually help us bring some sanity to this company (SkyWest Inc). What you hearing?

 

[SSDD]

So what's happening in EWR and CLE? Are they flying the E170s out of there? How does their ALPA MEC condone such flights?

Just wondering...

 

[Nevets]

Many of us at ASA/Skywest have made a career here because the mainline pilots sold this flying away because their egos were too good to fly these planes.....We don't really give a darn that they are now upset....Too bad, so sad...:bawling::bawling:

Now I get why say some of the things you post on here!

 

[princeton]

So what's happening in EWR and CLE? Are they flying the E170s out of there? How does their ALPA MEC condone such flights?

Just wondering...

Shuttle America is not ALPA.

Informational picketing by CAL pilots starting tomorrow (union blastmail), "officially" it's about the lack of a new contract but everyone knows it's spurred on by the introduction of the 70 seaters.

Talked to a CAL pilot in the weather room in EWR, he says 70 seater pilots' names are being "noted down but there's not much that can be done". Might be hard to get a job in the near future at CAL/United though.

 

[Newpilot2b]

Typical "Chicago Thug Tatics". Unions are of no use any more in this industry and of this Country. Explain to me why the Head Stage Hand in NYC gets paid over $400K?
Unions. Sounds like ALPA should be using Stage Hands pay for there next battle.
See link:
http://washingtonexaminer.com/blogs...-stagehand-lincoln-center-nyc-makes-290k-year

Unions, all Unions support Obama. Obama is the problem.

I will not be part of "the Problem"

Discuss.....

 

[princeton]

Apparently the latest is that UniCAL is now reviewing the 70 seater shift into the CAL hubs. I would think that the Skywest pilots won't see all the shift into IAH that was expected, whether a total reverse will occur has not been decided.


Unions: The folks that brought you the weekend.

 

[10nCLR]

Apparently the latest is that UniCAL is now reviewing the 70 seater shift into the CAL hubs. I would think that the Skywest pilots won't see all the shift into IAH that was expected, whether a total reverse will occur has not been decided.


Unions: The folks that brought you the weekend.

heehhee...that's funny, because the rumor I'm hearing is that UniCal management is reviewing the idea of reducing CAL mainline flying in their IAH hub and replacing it with more UAL metal.


TFAYD and KUTGW!!

 

[Cambereffect]

Apparently the latest is that UniCAL is now reviewing the 70 seater shift into the CAL hubs. I would think that the Skywest pilots won't see all the shift into IAH that was expected, whether a total reverse will occur has not been decided.


Unions: The folks that brought you the weekend.

I don't think so either (not flying everything that they had planned). They are actually pushing back our bidding for Feb as UA is "renaming/fixing" all the flights...

I do feel thrown under the bus. But I'm also tired of the small group of CAL pilots going beserk (allegdely) on SkW folks jumpseating and such. I want to ask them if they want to sort that out in the parking lot ;-)

 

[princeton]

I don't think so either (not flying everything that they had planned). They are actually pushing back our bidding for Feb as UA is "renaming/fixing" all the flights...

I do feel thrown under the bus. But I'm also tired of the small group of CAL pilots going beserk (allegdely) on SkW folks jumpseating and such. I want to ask them if they want to sort that out in the parking lot ;-)

Yeah, same with us, it seems the XJT Feb. schedule line build had to be completely rebuilt to move flying back out of ORD into IAH. The ORD schedules coming out later than planned.

To be honest, I don't know why Skywest pilots are surprised at the reaction from CAL. You may not be flying struck work but from their point of view you are effectively breaking a prohibition of their contract. How would you feel if Skywest brought in Chinese pilots to fly your planes for half your wage? Why didn't you just call in sick?

 

[princeton]

Oh and the rumor going around is that the YYZ-IAH first flight out on Jan 5th CRJ700.... Weight restricted to 51 seats out of 66. Had only 56 bags on board!!!!

If that's true then then there'll be a lot of red-faces. A 145XR can do the leg any day full with a jumpseater ... i.e. 51 pax.

 

[Heavy Set]

Im not a skyw dude but I know your not the only one who feels this way. This is a problem to be sorted out by CAL/UAL PILOTS AND THEIR MGT.

Let's hope they win and start taking back that RJ flying at mainline. My corporate owner's secretary buys us airline tickets after dropping the owner off somewhere and when I see an RJ on the ticket, I wince. Really uncomfortable.